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Whale song has structure similar to human language

07 February, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research animal research

The sounds produced by humpback whales share similarities with the structure of human language, a…

Support for women’s football is booming, a report shows

05 February, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

Women’s football in Scotland is booming with attendance at matches increasing and enthusiasm…

Engineers awarded £2m to aid offshore renewables research

31 January, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis

Edinburgh engineers have been awarded £2 million to support cutting-edge research into innovative…

Exhibition puts spotlight on diseases affecting 1.5 billion people

29 January, 2025Future of Health and Care 2025

Edinburgh global health experts are seeking to catalyse action to combat preventable diseases that…

Alarming diet trends among Scottish children

27 January, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Poor diets remain a significant challenge for children in Scotland, who consume too much sugar and…

Starting routine scans prevented thousands of heart attacks

24 January, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Around 6,000 heart attacks in the UK have been avoided in the past decade thanks to the…

AI to use high street eye tests to spot dementia risk

21 January, 2025Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research 2025

Routine eye tests may be able to predict a person’s risk of dementia thanks to a digital tool…

Funding boost to tackle economic challenges

20 January, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Research

The economic health of households across the UK could be improved by new investment into unlocking…

Study pinpoints depression genes across ethnicities

14 January, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

New genetic risk factors for depression have been identified across all major global populations…

Boost treatment by a fifth to cut NHS Scotland backlog

10 January, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

NHS Scotland must treat at least 20 per cent more non-emergency hospital cases over the next three…

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